Ferrying about isn’t the worst way to get around. Any Home and Away fans recognise these fellas? We drove up to Palm Beach, where the series is filmed, and caught them shooting a scene at the water’s edge. Summer Bay (or in the real world, Palm Beach). Jamming for the tourists with a local aboriginal […]
Sunset in Melbourne’s Brunswick neighbourhood, renowned for its coffee and bar scene. We spent a day walking about the streets and graffed up alleyways, wishing we had more suitcase space to take advantage of the all the clothing boutiques, secondhand junk stores and bookshops. Roadtripping down the Great Ocean Road with our buddy and tour guide for the […]
After three weeks in Sumatra, returning to Bali felt a little like coming home. Hot water, western food, wi-fi. But really, Bali is nothing like home, and nothing like the rest of Indonesia either, and that’s what makes it so special. The island has its own culture and its religion is a mish-mash of Buddhism, Hindu, […]
Brave boys from the hill-top village of Bawomataluo practise the ancient skill of Stone Jumping, defying belief (and gravity) to clear a two metre stone hurdle in front of the King’s palace. Nias island has evolved in isolation to the rest of Indonesia, mixing Megalithic roots with modern Christianity. Village roads lined with humble churches cut a […]
Sunset from our bungalow on Simeulue island. Before our 14 hour ferry from Singkil, we spent the day with two locals who took us on an impromptu canoe trip through a vast river network on the mainland. We spotted some elusive crocodiles along with monkeys and a herd of wild water buffalo. Rafe taught the lads […]
There are beautiful beaches all over the world, and when you get to them, you usually find them filled with beautiful people. But if you have the time, you can still find your very own island paradise. Our journey to the Banyak Islands began in Lombok and, after two flights, we made our way from […]
Desert Point on Lombok is remarkably quiet for a wave that’s been voted the best left in the world. Probably because the last stretch of the three hour drive is along a bumpy, rocky dirt ‘road’ that’s painfully slow going. The village is tiny – just a handful of families living a simple life, catering for […]
Part of a group of three islands just off Bali, Nusa Lembongan has all of the beauty but none of the crowds that characterise its bigger neighbour. Apart from low-key tourism, the main industry on the island is seaweed farming. At high tide, you’d never guess that below the surface lie neat cultivated patches, only revealed […]
By pure chance, we found ourselves in Kyoto during the annual Gion festival (Gion Matsuri). It was first held in 869 (!) and has been an annual event since 970. On the final day, locals line the streets to watch the parade of elaborately designed floats, pulled along on giant wooden wheels to the […]
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